Commands for installing CTools without prompts, removing it again and detecting it from deployment tools. A command is shown only when it is certain: from the manifest or the installer technology’s documented default.
Related guide: Silent install switches: MSI, NSIS, Inno Setup · Uninstall a program with the registry or PowerShell
With winget
PowerShell
winget install --id Chadsoft.CTools -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id Chadsoft.CTools -e --silentwinget uninstall --id Chadsoft.CTools -e --silentBy installer
32-bit · MSI · All users · en-US
Silent install
msiexec /i ctoolssetup.msi /qn /norestartWrite a log
msiexec /i ctoolssetup.msi /qn /norestart /l*v "%TEMP%\ctools-install.log"Uninstall
msiexec /x {5FD6386C-99A9-4EBC-A247-5EB6C8A9B147} /qn /norestart- MSI product code
- {5FD6386C-99A9-4EBC-A247-5EB6C8A9B147}
- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{5FD6386C-99A9-4EBC-A247-5EB6C8A9B147}
PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-ctools.ps1
$url = 'https://www.chadsoft.co.uk/ctools/setup/ctoolssetup.msi'
$sha256 = 'B23FBD45258F1CF7CD6A0A0CE5D44D9FA895DE0D22DD8E1FC49D65BCF1402585'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'ctoolssetup.msi'
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $file -UseBasicParsing
if ((Get-FileHash $file -Algorithm SHA256).Hash -ne $sha256) { throw 'SHA256 mismatch' }
Start-Process msiexec.exe -ArgumentList '/i', ('"{0}"' -f $file), '/qn', '/norestart' -Wait